Rock Island Lake
Montana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.3 mi
Distance
39 ft
Gain
28 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Custer Gallatin National Forest
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Rock Island Lake
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 39 ft
- Highest point
- 8,195 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,153 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Rock Island Lake is a short out-and-back trail in Montana managed by the Forest Service. The trail covers 1.33 miles with 39 feet of elevation gain.
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